Medicine: opposing viewpoints

Health maintenance organizations have undermined American medicine / Suzanne Gordon

Health maintenance organizations have improved American medicine / Thomas W. Hazlett

Racism is a problem in modern medicine / Sidney D. Watson

Racism is not a problem in modern medicine / Sally Satel

Medical errors are a serious problem / Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force

The frequency of medical errors has been exaggerated / David R. Zimmerman

Herbal medicine can be safe and effective / Lawrence Tyler

Herbal medicine is dangerous / David Bloomberg

Acupuncture is a useful treatment / National Institutes of Health

The effectiveness of acupuncture has not been proven / Stephen Barrett

Homeopathy is an effective treatment / Rudolph Ballentine

Homeopathy does not work / David W. Ramey

Xenotransplantation can solve the organ shortage / Peggy Slasman

Xenotransplantation is dangerous / Mark J. Hanson

Fertility treatments for older women can be problematic / Sarah Scott

Fertility treatments for older women should not be discouraged / Roger Gosden

Embryonic stem cell research will save lives / Richard Cohen

Embryonic stem cell research could have dangerous consequences / William Norman Grigg

Genetic cures will cause a medical renaissance / G. Terry Sharrer

The promise of genetic cures has been exaggerated / Tom Bethell

Spirituality will play a larger role in conventional medicine / Michael S. Goldstein

Cyberspace is making patients more autonomous / Tom Ferguson

The traditional physician-patient relationship is becoming obsolete / Kevin W. Wildes.